What The History

What The History

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What The History episodes

  • Flower Power Failure and a Mother of a Day
    In this Mother’s (or is it Mothers’) Day related episode Suzie examines how the humble tulip nearly wrecked a country and Trevor discusses how Anna Jarvis, the creator of Mother’s Day, felt about Mother’s Day.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
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    Sources:
    THE TULIP BULB BUBBLE
    Beattie A 2017, Market Crashes: The Tulip and Bulb Craze, Investopedia.com http://www.investopedia.com/features/crashes/crashes2.asp
    Colombo J 2012, The Dutch “Tulip Mania” Bubble (aka Tulipmania), http://www.thebubblebubble.com/tulip-mania/
    Sooke A 2016, Tulip Mania: The flowers that cost more than houses, BBC Culture http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160419-tulip-mania-the-flowers-that-cost-more-than-houses
    ANNA JARVIS
     
    Mother’s Day’s Dark History – National Geographic
    The Mother’s Day Church – Scenic USA
    Mother’s Day – Wikipedia
    Women Who Made a Difference by Carol Crowe-Carraco – Google Books
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out
    Tiptoe Through The Tulips – Tiny Tim (1968)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    19 min
  • Pope-a-palooza and The Rocket Man

    In this delayed episode Suzie dives into the Great Western Schism and Trevor spends some time with Claude Ruggieri.

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

    Sources:

    THE GREAT WESTERN SCHISM

    Knight K 2012, ‘Western Schism’, New Advent, Catholic Encyclopaedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13539a.htm

    Oakley F 1990, ‘1378 The Great Papal Schism’, Christianity Today, Christian History http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-28/1378-great-papal-schism.html

    CLAUDE RUGGIERI

    One small step for livestock…One giant shortcut for the practical historian – The Practical Historian

    Who the heck is Claude Ruggieri? – The Rocketry Blog

    Ruggieri, Claude (fl. early 19th century) – Encyclopedia of Science

    Rockets By Steven Otfinoski – Google Books

    History – The Chemistry of Fireworks

    The Sad Story of Laika, the First Dog Launched Into Orbit – Time

    The Secret History Of The First Cat In Space – Gizmodo Australia

    Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space | The Greatest Moments in Flight – Space.com

    Other stuff:

    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

    F

    15 min
  • Pope-a-palooza and The Rocket Man
    In this delayed episode Suzie dives into the Great Western Schism and Trevor spends some time with Claude Ruggieri.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    THE GREAT WESTERN SCHISM
    Knight K 2012, ‘Western Schism’, New Advent, Catholic Encyclopaedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13539a.htm
    Oakley F 1990, ‘1378 The Great Papal Schism’, Christianity Today, Christian History http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-28/1378-great-papal-schism.html
    CLAUDE RUGGIERI
    One small step for livestock…One giant shortcut for the practical historian – The Practical Historian
    Who the heck is Claude Ruggieri? – The Rocketry Blog
    Ruggieri, Claude (fl. early 19th century) – Encyclopedia of Science
    Rockets By Steven Otfinoski – Google Books
    History – The Chemistry of Fireworks
    The Sad Story of Laika, the First Dog Launched Into Orbit – Time
    The Secret History Of The First Cat In Space – Gizmodo Australia
    Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space | The Greatest Moments in Flight – Space.com
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out
    Rocket Man – Elton John (1972)
    Bleating Sheep – http://www.orangefreesounds.com/bleating-sheep/ (creative commons)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    15 min
  • Playing A Round and Liszt Maniacs

    In this mould breaker episode Suzie recaps the “career” of Maurice Flitcroft and Trevor examines the phenomena surrounding Franz Liszt.

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

    Sources:

    MAURICE FLITCROFT

    Golf Europe 2017, A History of Golf since 1497 http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/history/history1.htm

    Kindred D 2007, The Great Pretender, Golf Digest http://www.golfdigest.com/story/kindred_gd0707
    Montague J 2010, Maurice Flitcroft: The world’s worst golfer http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/golf/07/16/maurice.flitcroft.worst.golfer/
    Murray S 2008, The Guardian, Crazy golfer https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/19/golf.rydercup
    The Telegraph 2007, Obituaries: Maurice Flitcroft http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1547158/Maurice-Flitcroft.html

    FRANZ LISZT

    Lisztomania The Franz Liszt Compendium

    Franz Liszt – Biography.com

    Franz Liszt The Virtuoso Years, 1811–1847 – Cornell Press

    How Franz Liszt Became The World’s First Rock Star – NPR.com

    Lisztomania (1975) – IMDB

    Lisztomania (song) – Wikipedia

    Phoenix – Lisztomania – YouTube

    Other stuff:

    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)

    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)

    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)

    Fade out – Lisztomania – Phoenix (2009)

    All music used under fair use provisions.

    22 min
  • Playing A Round and Liszt Maniacs
    In this mould breaker episode Suzie recaps the “career” of Maurice Flitcroft and Trevor examines the phenomena surrounding Franz Liszt.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    MAURICE FLITCROFT
    Golf Europe 2017, A History of Golf since 1497 http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/history/history1.htm
    Kindred D 2007, The Great Pretender, Golf Digest http://www.golfdigest.com/story/kindred_gd0707
    Montague J 2010, Maurice Flitcroft: The world’s worst golfer http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/golf/07/16/maurice.flitcroft.worst.golfer/
    Murray S 2008, The Guardian, Crazy golfer https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/19/golf.rydercup
    The Telegraph 2007, Obituaries: Maurice Flitcroft http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1547158/Maurice-Flitcroft.html
    FRANZ LISZT
    Lisztomania The Franz Liszt Compendium
    Franz Liszt – Biography.com
    Franz Liszt The Virtuoso Years, 1811–1847 – Cornell Press
    How Franz Liszt Became The World’s First Rock Star – NPR.com
    Lisztomania (1975) – IMDB
    Lisztomania (song) – Wikipedia
    Phoenix – Lisztomania – YouTube
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – Lisztomania – Phoenix (2009)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    22 min
  • Ship Happens and Mind Games

    In this mysterious episode Suzie examines the mystery of the Mary Celeste and Trevor plays around with the arcade mystery of Polybius.

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.  Also keep an eye on The Rufus Project podcast for the upcoming episode with guest star Suzie!

    Sources:

    THE MARY CELESTE

    History.com n.d, What happened to the Mary Celeste? http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-happened-to-the-mary-celeste

    Smithsonian.com 2007, Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/?page=1
    The Mary Celeste – Fact Not Fiction, n.d. http://www.maryceleste.net/part1.htm

    POLYBIUS

    The Golden Age Arcade Historian – All in for a Quarter

    Polybius: The story behind the world’s most mysterious arcade cabinet – Eurogamer

    The Urban Legend of the Government’s Mind-Controlling Arcade Game – Atlas Obscura

    Polybius – Know Your Meme

    THE POLYBIUS CONSPIRACY – Kickstarter

    1981 in video gaming – Wikipedia

    Other stuff:

    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)

    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)

    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)

    All music used under fair use provisions.

    19 min
  • Ship Happens and Mind Games
    In this mysterious episode Suzie examines the mystery of the Mary Celeste and Trevor plays around with the arcade mystery of Polybius.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.  Also keep an eye on The Rufus Project podcast for the upcoming episode with guest star Suzie!
    Sources:
    THE MARY CELESTE
    History.com n.d, What happened to the Mary Celeste? http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-happened-to-the-mary-celeste
    Smithsonian.com 2007, Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/?page=1
    The Mary Celeste – Fact Not Fiction, n.d. http://www.maryceleste.net/part1.htm
    POLYBIUS
    The Golden Age Arcade Historian – All in for a Quarter
    Polybius: The story behind the world’s most mysterious arcade cabinet – Eurogamer
    The Urban Legend of the Government’s Mind-Controlling Arcade Game – Atlas Obscura
    Polybius – Know Your Meme
    THE POLYBIUS CONSPIRACY – Kickstarter
    1981 in video gaming – Wikipedia
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    19 min
  • Dance Till You Drop and Sweet Sweet War

    This episode Suzie examines the dancing plagues of 1374 and 1518 and Trevor sweetens the podcast with The Honey War of 1839.

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

    Sources:

    THE DANCING PLAGUE

    Andrews E 2015, What was the dancing plague of 1518? http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518

    Cogitz 2009, The Dancing Plague of 1518
    https://cogitz.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/
    Waller J 2009, Dancing Plagues and Mass Hysteria, The Psychologist, The British Psychological Society, July 2009, Vol. 22, pp. 644-647 http://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-22/edition-7/dancing-plagues-and-mass-hysteria
    Reference.com 2017, What are the symptoms of Saint Vitus Dance disease?, https://www.reference.com/health/symptoms-saint-vitus-dance-disease-a9c2fb709c4f3f21
    Renlightenment 2012, Episode 37 ‘The Dancing Plague’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBCJU13SAoA
    You Tube 2013, Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Once More With Feeling – ‘Something to Sing About’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8uH26GlWeo
    You Tube 2015: 24th June 1374 Dance Plague breaks out in Aachen, Germany, History Pod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aXRna3yZpo

    THE HONEY WAR

    5 Lesser Known (Completely Ridiculous) American Civil Wars – Cracked

    The Honey War Boundary Dispute – The History Engine

    THE IOWA-MISSOURI BOUNDARY WAR – Iowa History Project

    Honey War – Wikipdepia

    Other stuff:

    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)

    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)

    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)

    All music used under fair use provisions.

    15 min
  • Dance Till You Drop and Sweet Sweet War
    This episode Suzie examines the dancing plagues of 1374 and 1518 and Trevor sweetens the podcast with The Honey War of 1839.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    THE DANCING PLAGUE
    Andrews E 2015, What was the dancing plague of 1518? http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518
    Cogitz 2009, The Dancing Plague of 1518
    https://cogitz.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/
    Waller J 2009, Dancing Plagues and Mass Hysteria, The Psychologist, The British Psychological Society, July 2009, Vol. 22, pp. 644-647 http://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-22/edition-7/dancing-plagues-and-mass-hysteria
    Reference.com 2017, What are the symptoms of Saint Vitus Dance disease?, https://www.reference.com/health/symptoms-saint-vitus-dance-disease-a9c2fb709c4f3f21
    Renlightenment 2012, Episode 37 ‘The Dancing Plague’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBCJU13SAoA
    You Tube 2013, Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Once More With Feeling – ‘Something to Sing About’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8uH26GlWeo
    You Tube 2015: 24th June 1374 Dance Plague breaks out in Aachen, Germany, History Pod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aXRna3yZpo
    THE HONEY WAR
    5 Lesser Known (Completely Ridiculous) American Civil Wars – Cracked
    The Honey War Boundary Dispute – The History Engine
    THE IOWA-MISSOURI BOUNDARY WAR – Iowa History Project
    Honey War – Wikipdepia
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    15 min
  • The Cracked Actor and The Distressed Doctor

    This episode Suzie discusses the career of Robert Coates and Trevor rocks out with Doctor in Distress

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

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    Sources:

    ROBERT COATES

    Reader’s Digest 1988, Strange Stories, Amazing Facts, Reader’s Digest Services Pty Ltd, Surry Hills, p. 500

    Strange Company 2014, Robert Coates: The Greatest of Bad Actors – http://strangeco.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/robert-coates-greatest-of-bad-actors.html

    DOCTOR IN DISTRESS

    Doctor in Distress – TARDIS Wikia

    Doctor in Distress – YouTube

    Who Cares?: The Story of “Doctor in Distress” – The Worst Little “Cause Rock” Single of Them All – Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict

    Ian Levine – Wikipedia

    Charity Songs – The Top 13

    Extract from Doctor In Distress by Who Cares (1985) used under fair use provisions

    Other stuff:

    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)

    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)

    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)

    All music used under fair use provisions.

    18 min

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